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Unlocking Legacy – Setting Our Sights On The Future

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!
Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! There’s a lot of potential in Future Sight, cards that will refine decks and others that might spawn new strategies! From the probability-crunch of Street Wraith to the elegance of Tarmogoyf, see what cards are going to make a splash in Legacy! Also, get Doug’s insight into the card everyone should be playing at GP: Columbus.

Budget Legacy – Chalice Affinity

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!

Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! In this article, Christopher Coppola looks at an interesting version of Affinity that is built specifically for Legacy, and has succeeded due to innovative card choices. Another decent budget alternative, in perfect time for your Grand Prix: Columbus testing!

Unlocking Legacy – Bardo’s Legacy Deck Bazaar

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!

Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! In today’s Legacy article, Dan explores a lengthy list of his personal deck design successes and failures. This epic article brings a plethora of differing deck ideas to the table, each listed and filed in its appropriate archetype. Grand Prix: Columbus is just around the corner… be prepared!

Budget Legacy – G/W Aggro Loam

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!

Countdown to GP: Columbus! Christopher Coppola analyzes a successful Legacy deck that is also very easy to build, and discusses how to play the deck properly in a competitive environment.

Unlocking Legacy – Be Aggressive

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!
Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! Previously, Kevin claimed that “aggro-board control is the new aggro-control.” This week he steps up to try to prove it with aggressive strategies built around very powerful cards. As a bonus he talks about how to choose a deck for the Grand Prix and Grand Prix trials.

Unlocking Legacy: A Modern Goblins Primer, Part I

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!

Countdown to Grand Prix Columbus! In this article, Chris Coppola takes a look at the Little Red Men. He analyzes the mechanics of Goblins, and discusses strategies for building and playing an optimal version.

Unlocking Legacy — European Developments

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!Countdown to Grand Prix Columbus! In this article, Doug takes us over the Atlantic to look at the newest European Legacy tech. From entire decks to single cards, the Europeans have been busy tweaking. Join in for a look at several high-placing decks and their technology.

Unlocking Legacy – The Legacy Mail Bag

In today’s episode of Unlocking Legacy, Dan tackles the pile of letters that accumulated after he made his call for questions.

So Many Insane Plays – Gearing Up For Grand Prix: Columbus

Grand Prix: Columbus on May 19-20 inaugurates the return of the Legacy Format to the highest levels of competitive play. This article is your one-stop click to everything you need to know about Grand Prix: Columbus. Even if you have never played Legacy or attended a Grand Prix before, don’t worry — Stephen will have answered your questions by the end of this article.

Legacy Unlocked – Blue-Based Control in Legacy: Don’t

For a long time, Kevin Binswanger has pushed for traditional Blue-based control decks like BBS or Psychatog. Today he is ready to admit that he was wrong and talk about why Nimble Mongoose and Jotun Grunt are the future of the format.

Unlocking Legacy — A Metagame Update

Legacy has advanced significantly since my last comprehensive analysis of the format. Many players all over the world are innovating, and the most competitive decks are becoming quite diverse. In this article, I will analyze the formats latest developments, and make some predictions about the metagame at this weekend’s Mana Leak Open 2.

Unlocking Legacy – Fit To Survive

Doug takes a look at the history of Survival of the Fittest decks and highlights why they were successful. He applies these principles to modern Legacy Survival decks and presents the cutting edge in Survival deckbuilding.

Legacy Unlocked – Continued Explorations of Tier 1.5

In this article, Dan surveys 4-color Landstill and the Ill-Gotten Gains-based storm combo deck “IGGy Pop” in Legacy, concluding with an interview with the inventor of Angel Stompy, Patrick Maeder, better known around the Internet as GodzillA.

Unlocking Legacy – Testing The Pyroclasm Deck

Kevin Binswanger claims to have done the impossible; he built a
deck that has a favorable matchup against Goblins, Threshold and High Tide! Sounds too good to be true? Read the article and judge for yourself…

Unlocking Legacy #1 – The Building Blocks of Legacy

In order to bring you more content, and to expand the host of fine writers we have here at StarCityGames.com, we’re pround to announce that, from today, we’re mirroring our Premium “floating” articles with a free article in the same design! Today’s offering comes from Legacy writer Chris Coppola. Here’s what he has to say on his article:

In this article, I draw on my experience as a Legacy deckbuilder and player and discuss the foundational cards of the format. I also emphasize the importance of creative deckbuilding and suggest some methods for creating new decks.